90K service

[boris]

Hi,

I have a question.
Car: 2001 Forester. ~82K miles, 90 monthts since I bought the car.
Dealer wants 90K service done just now. Should I go ahead with it, or wait
till the car has 90K miles on it?

Boris

 

[bigjimpack]

It's up to you

 

[Todd H.]

Hi,

I have a question.
Car: 2001 Forester. ~82K miles, 90 monthts since I bought the car.
Dealer wants 90K service done just now. Should I go ahead with it, or
wait till the car has 90K miles on it?

Why specifically does the dealer want it done just now?

And what specific portion of the 90k service has them so eager to do
it?

Or do they just want money because it's a slow week at the shop and
the economy is sucking the big one?

 

[boris]

Why specifically does the dealer want it done just now?

The manual it says: 90 months or 90K miles service (whichever comes first).

So *officially* they are right.

But I'm wondering if it's really required just now. When I started servicing
the car at that dealership some years ago, they wouldn't pay much attention
to the age of the car - but they would only pay attention to mileage of the
car. But for last couple years, they started reminding me of service due
based on age of the car.



Thanks,

Boris

 

[Frank]

Hi,

I have a question.
Car: 2001 Forester. ~82K miles, 90 monthts since I bought the car.
Dealer wants 90K service done just now. Should I go ahead with it, or wait
till the car has 90K miles on it?

Boris

I'd hold off and do it at 90k. Also, after getting burned on a 30k
service where dealer did extra things that Subaru did not require, I
would pick out the Subaru recommended items and tell dealer to only do
them and no extras.

 

[John Varela]

I'd hold off and do it at 90k. Also, after getting burned on a 30k
service where dealer did extra things that Subaru did not require, I
would pick out the Subaru recommended items and tell dealer to only do
them and no extras.

Unless you stop him the service "advisor" will put you down for a "90,000
mile package" that includes a lot of things that aren't in the manual. When
questioned, the SA will insist that the additives and whatnot are recommended
by Subaru.

Make them stick to only what's in the manual.